Meet this month’s Featherweight!
Available now for $995.00 at Stitch! - SOLD
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All cleaned up and ready to go!
This is a Singer 221 Featherweight serial number AJ586399. She was part of a 40,000 unit lot commissioned on March 31st, 1950 and built at the Singer plant in Elizabethport, New Jersey USA.
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Great condition
There are pin scratches from her many years of service, but her decals are all in fairly good condition.
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All major parts cleaned and serviced.
As part of the restoration process, I removed all of the parts of the machine where most of the grease and rust can occur. Each part is individually cleaned, checked for rust, polished and oiled before reinstallation.
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Updated wiring
The motor and lights have been fully serviced including the complete removal of the old light wiring. All the old lead has been removed and any residue was cleaned away.
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Cleaned vintage top tray case
The case has been cleaned. polished and treated for rust on it’s interior and exterior metal components. A new handle was installed.
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What's in the box
Each sewing machine includes a vintage tension tester, 5 new bobbins as well as any older bobbins that are in good condition, new bobbin felt and spring, new LED light bulb, new felt drip pan cover, replacement feet for the machine and foot controller, new wiring for the foot controller. and a 1/4” presser foot.
This machine also includes a vintage 221KS manual, a few vintage attachments, and an original screwdriver set for the machine and bobbin case.
Meet this month’s Featherweight!
This is a Singer Featherweight Model number 221. Her Serial Number is AJ586399. She was part of a 40,000 unit lot commissioned March 31st, 1950 and built in Elizabethport, New Jersey USA.
As part of her restoration, she was fully cleaned; most of her parts have been removed, polished, and treated for rust as necessary.
The motor was disassembled, cleaned and the brushes checked for wear. The commutator was polished carefully and all old grease and oil wicks have been replaced. Old wiring was removed and new wires spliced on.
Her light and switch was removed and rewired - removing the lead sheath in the body of the machine. A new LED light bulb has been added.
On the body of the machine the felt drip pan liner was replaced as were her bed cushion and the spool felt and pin spring.
Her foot pedal was rewired with a new plug and cushions.
The case has been cleaned up as much as possible with rusted elements cleaned and repainted. A new handle was added.
She has been oiled and re-greased. Finally, her tension was tested, and adjusted as needed using 30 wt cotton thread.
I hope you enjoy her for years to come!
Katie Garner